Business Quarterly articles from June 1990

Business Quarterly archives from June 1990

A tale of two Michaels. (Michael Pupin and Michael Milken; business ethics)
June 22, 1990... A Tale of Two Michaels I have been asked to convey a personal message at this important stage in your life. What more can be said that has not already been part of your educational experience? It is probably time that you ran your own...

Europe 1992: Canadians get ready! (single European market)
June 22, 1990... Europe 1992: Canadians Get Ready! Europe post-1992 will have the largest internal market in the world - 320 million people - compared with 220 million in the United States and 120 million in Japan. It will have the population and the...

The war without bullets. (international competition)
June 22, 1990... The War Without Bullets Destined no doubt to be the most significant business book of the year, Michael Porter's latest packs a big message for business and government. The core idea: develop and maintain competitive advantage or pay the...

Hiring a CEO: privacy vs. prudence.
June 22, 1990... Hiring a CEO: Privacy vs. Prudence An independent member of a board of directors bears heavy responsibilities, both moral and legal, to the organization's shareholders and other stakeholders. Board members must therefore approach their...

The triad, reciprocity and alliances: new realities for trade. (trading blocs)
June 22, 1990... The Triad, Reciprocity and Alliances: New Realities for Trade Most challenges to management must in 1990 be considered global. They are global because the underlying realities driving business are global. Responses to those realities must...

Client-server computing.
June 22, 1990... Client-Server Computing A new model of computing is emerging. It holds the promise of providing a more efficient and natural approach for developing organizational information systems. The technologies enabling the new approach include...

Just-in-time production. (inventory system)
June 22, 1990... Just-In-Time Production The term "just-in-time" should really be interpreted as "only-on-time". [1] Just-in-time, or JIT, as it is commonly called, means providing the exact quantity of the needed item at the precise moment it is required....

Lower taxes through partnerships.
June 22, 1990... Lower Taxes Through Partnerships Are you aware that your decision to use a partnership, instead of a corporation, for new business ventures with other parties can prevent a drastic erosion of your company's reported earnings per share? Many...

Building competitive advantage through creative pricing strategies.
June 22, 1990... Building Competitive Advantage Through Creative Pricing Strategies A creative pricing strategy that is an intergrated part of a firm's overall market strategy can play an important role in enhancing a firm's competitive position and help it...

Delivering the vision. (organizational vision)
June 22, 1990... Delivering the Vision Corporate vision come in many shapes and sizes.Some, like McDonald's vision of selling millions of hamburgers in the Soviet Union, take their companies to the farthest reaches of the world. Other visions are closer to...

Management and the long term interest rate outlook.
June 22, 1990... Management and the Long Term Interest Rate Outlook The beginning of a new decade is a time when managers often especially reflect on how their long term business environment will unfold, a key aspect of which is always interest rates. The...